[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1494 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1494

  Recognizing the 100th anniversary of The Christian Science Monitor 
                               newspaper.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 24, 2008

    Mr. Smith of Texas (for himself, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Tom Davis of 
Virginia, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Shays, 
Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
  Calvert, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
Shimkus, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Carter, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Brady 
of Texas, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
 Rohrabacher, Mr. Coble, Mr. Petri, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, 
 Mr. Porter, Mr. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Goode, Mr. Doolittle, 
 Mr. Duncan, Mr. David Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Whitfield of Kentucky, 
Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Cannon, 
  Mr. Pickering, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Conaway, Mr. 
Marchant, Mr. Poe, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. 
Gonzalez, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Waters, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Paul) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                   on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Recognizing the 100th anniversary of The Christian Science Monitor 
                               newspaper.

Whereas on November 25, 1908, the 1st edition of The Christian Science Monitor 
        was printed in Boston's Back Bay;
Whereas just over 100 days before The Monitor's 1st edition, its founder, Mary 
        Baker Eddy, then 87 years old, told officers of her church to ``start a 
        daily newspaper at once'';
Whereas Mrs. Eddy wanted The Monitor to blaze a path of unselfish service 
        through journalism;
Whereas Mrs. Eddy, who had been the subject of inaccurate stories in the press, 
        set as The Monitor's mission ``to injure no man, but to bless all 
        mankind'';
Whereas The Monitor followed the first editor's request that the paper ``cover 
        the daily activities of the entire world'' and ``appeal to good men and 
        women everywhere who are interested in the betterment of all human 
        conditions'';
Whereas The Monitor's focus was never local or denominational;
Whereas The Monitor is distributed to readers in all 50 States in print and 
        online and has received worldwide respect for its international news 
        coverage;
Whereas Mrs. Eddy became the first American woman to launch a lasting, general 
        interest newspaper;
Whereas The Monitor has been honored with numerous major awards including seven 
        Pulitzer Prizes for excellence in journalism; and
Whereas since 1966 The Monitor has sponsored 3,600 Washington newsmaker 
        breakfasts, whose guests have included countless cabinet officers and 
        congressional leaders, four presidents, and five vice presidents: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes the 100th 
anniversary of The Christian Science Monitor.
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